{"product_id":"as-0007-ebm","title":"Quilter, Roger - 3 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 6 - O Mistress Mine (EbM)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA custom streaming practice\/rehearsal piano track for \u003cstrong\u003eO Mistress Mine,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003efrom \u003cem\u003e3 Shakespeare Songs\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003eby Roger Quilter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is the Eb Major listing, D Major is also available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in 1905, Roger Quilter's setting of \"O Mistress Mine\" takes its text straight from the mouth of Feste, the court jester in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It captures the Edwardian parlor song aesthetic while delivering a gentle, playful plea for a lover to seize the moment. The song is a reminder that youthful romance is fleeting, wrapped up in a melody that feels nicely organic and true to the original poetry. Could fit into Bridgerton somewhere imo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e🎹 Thoughts From the Piano Bench: Quilter writes a surprisingly complex piano part with an active bass line and plenty of specific articulation directions throughout. This means you have to trust the collaborative interplay rather than just resting on thick chords. There is a nice fluidity to the tempo that requires us to breathe together at phrase endings, especially leading into the second verse where the text asks a new question. What will you want to do differently for the second verse? How crisp should your diction be? When do you want to be light and bouncy with your melody vs a little more legato and sustained? All those good questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tuxedo Tracks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54265051513198,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/2726\/1550\/files\/Song_Lit_Thumbnail.png?v=1780752030","url":"https:\/\/tuxedotracks.com\/products\/as-0007-ebm","provider":"Tuxedo Tracks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}